Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Iran instead of American Samoa, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
American Samoa
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
American Samoa
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
American Samoa
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
American Samoa
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
American Samoa
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
American Samoa
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
American Samoa
|
Iran
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
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